The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
23.0°C
0.8° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 6PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.2
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
181
144
107
43
32
84
66
69
51
35
23
32
50
51
53
44
41
55
115
81
47
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:21AM1.43m
6:35PM1.80m
7:03AM1.58m
7:12PM1.76m
7:42AM1.68m
7:46PM1.69m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.26m
00:58AM0.18m
1:00PM0.26m
1:30AM0.14m
1:44PM0.29m
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
21
22
21
19
19
18
17
19
24
26
23
23
23
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
20
19
17
16
17
16
16
18
23
23
21
23
23
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